Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for August 20, 2015
Transcript:
More please!! In the late 1980s, India released 25,000 flesh eating turtles into the Ganges River to clean up corpse pollution. Hey dude! The word dude was first used in the 1800s as an insult poured young man overly concerned with trendy fashions. On May 6, 2015, the Harlem Globetrotters named Pope Frances the ninth honorary team member in their history.
Templo S.U.D. about 9 years ago
I had wondered where “dude” came from.
Rob Rex about 9 years ago
I suppose that explains the term “duds” as well.
therese_callahan2002 about 9 years ago
May I never run into one of those turtles. Say, did they inspire a quartet of heroes in a half shell?
Bittermelon of Truth about 9 years ago
Throwing Grandma’s body into the Ganges only to have it devoured by turtles? I don’t think that is a Hindu ritual.
Space_cat about 9 years ago
In Proper Hindu tradition is to cremate their dead on the banks of the Ganges and let the river take away the ashes. Not all are burned completely, and pieces of burned bodies float and tend to collect like loose branches in little eddies and whirlpools and against bridge abutments. It’s a rather macabre sight to western eyes not used to another cultures traditions.
BRI-NO-MITE!! Premium Member about 9 years ago
I once told some kids that “dude” used to be an insult, referring to a man with soft hands and fancy clothes. They were surprised to learn this.
Stephen Gilberg about 9 years ago
Does Francis even know how to play basketball?
spaced man spliff about 9 years ago
sad but true. deep-seated tradition will most often trump modern public health.